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Hofer, the St. Louis backup goaltender, made 27
saves for the victory in his second game of the season, the 10th
of his NHL career. His best stop when the game was on the line
came in the early going when he denied Walker Duehr on a golden
chance.
Jacob Markstrom produced 32 stops for the Flames but received
virtually no support as his team dropped a fourth consecutive
clash. Calgary has one victory in its past seven outings
(1-5-1).
The Flames, who have scored only four goals total in their past
four outings, left the ice to a chorus of boos from the local
faithful.
The Blues, who have struggled to score as well early this
season, received an early boost when Kapanen netted a
short-handed goal at 11:23 of the first period. Sundqvist took
advantage of a Nazem Kadri turnover and sent Kapanen on a
breakaway that resulted in Kapanen's first of the season.
Leddy's lucky bounce doubled the Blues' edge two minutes later.
His long point shot ricocheted off the leg of Flames defenseman
Nikita Zadorov and into the cage for his first of the campaign.
Sundqvist added an empty-net goal with 2:07 remaining in
regulation, his first tally of the season.
The Flames mounted very little of a comeback. They managed only
four shots on goal in the second period and only a couple of
legitimate scoring chances before the game was out of reach.
In fact, had it not been for Markstrom, the result would have
been much worse. He delivered a couple of stops on Jordan Kyrou,
including a first-period breakaway, to keep his team in the
game.
The Flames summoned defenseman Ilya Solovyov from the minors,
and the 2020 seventh-round draft choice made his NHL debut.
--Field Level Media
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